Who is your starting 9 currently in the MLB?

[Trent Booty]

Like the all-time thread, who's your starting nine using players ONLY currently in the MLB?

[ShowTyme15]

First Team
C Buster Posey
1B Adrian Gonzalez
2B Robinson Cano
3B Evan Longoria
SS Andrelton Simmons
LF Matt Holliday
CF Mike Trout
RF Giancarlo Stanton
SP Clayton Kershaw
DH David Ortiz

Second Team
C Yadier Molina
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Dustin Pedroia
3B Kyle Seager
SS Ian Desmond
LF Alex Gordon
CF Andrew McCutchen
RF Jason Heyward
SP Max Scherzer
DH Chris Carter

Third Team
C Russell Martin
1B Paul Goldschmidt
2B Ben Zobrist
3B Adrian Beltre
SS Troy Tulowitzki
LF Justin Upton
CF Juan Lagares
RF Matt Kemp
SP David Price
DH Joe Mauer

Honorable Mention
C Jason Castro
1B Prince Fielder
2B Scooter Gennett
3B Pablo Sandoval
SS Elvis Andrus
LF Hanley Ramirez
CF Jacoby Ellsbury
RF Mark Trumbo
SP Zack Greinke
DH Edwin Encarnacion

[redsox4evur]

C Yadi
1B Goldschmidt
2B Pedroia
3B Longoria
SS Simmons
LF Holliday
CF Trout
RF Cutch
DH Ortiz
SP Kershaw

[Speedy]

I'll set a condition that the position must be the primary position (so no CF's moving to LF/RF and vice versa).

C Yadier Molina
1B Paul Goldschmidt
2B Jose Altuve
SS Andrelton Simmons
3B Nolan Arenado
LF Michael Brantley
CF Andrew McCutchen
RF Jose Bautista

My proposed lineup:

2B Altuve
CF McCutchen
RF Bautista
1B Goldschmidt
LF Brantley
3B Arenado
C Molina
SS Simmons

Good mix of OBP without the K's and defense up the middle.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smoltzie

I'll set a condition that the position must be the primary position (so no CF's moving to LF/RF and vice versa). C Yadier Molina 1B Paul Goldschmidt 2B Jose Altuve SS Andrelton Simmons 3B Nolan Arenado LF Michael Brantley CF Andrew McCutchen RF Jose Bautista My proposed lineup: 2B Altuve CF McCutchen RF Bautista 1B Goldschmidt LF Brantley 3B Arenado C Molina SS Simmons Good mix of OBP without the K's and defense up the middle.

I know you are talking about me with that first part. And where I am choosing my top 9, it would be based out of Fenway. And RF is too big for typical RF's. That's why they had Betts there last year, when in Pawtucket he was playing in CF and also why Castillo is going to be there when Victorino eventually gets injured. You need 2 CF's in Fenway's OF. So that's why I chose the team I did.

[Trigger18]

C: Posey
1B: Goldy
2B: Cano
3B: Arenado
SS: Tulo
OF: Stanton
OF: McCutchen
OF: Trout
SP: Kershaw

[Ghost Of The Year]

Do these still count as being in MLB?
C Tony Pena
1B Don Mattingly
2B Ryne Sandberg
SS Omar Vizquel
3B Robin Ventura
OF Don Baylor
OF Andy Van Slyke
OF Harold Baines
SP Bud Black
RP Dave Righetti
DH Paul Molitor

[55]

Everyone can pick the superstars at each position, but if I were to field an actual team/lineup, I'd do it like this:

1- Mike Trout (CF)
2- Jose Altuve (2B)
3- Giancarlo Stanton (RF)
4- Miguel Cabrera (1B)
5- Evan Longoria (3B)
6- Hanley Ramirez (LF)
7- Yadier Molina (C)
8- Andrelton Simmons (SS)
9- Clayton Kershaw (P)

All of my position players are right handed hitters, therefore nullifying any lefty/lefty doom matchups. While Molina and especially Simmons are both a bit of a liability on offense, they more than make up for it with their gloves. I'd send this lineup out to battle against anybody.